The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-04-21
REVIEW OF A WEEK.
Town and Township Correspondents
Make Their Regular Weekly Report
to the Large Circle Of Advocate
Readers.
SPRINGDALE.

to the Inrge Circle Of Advocate
Readers.
SPRINGDALE
7. J. Deuel. completed successful term
of school in district Al aboat \ ,ri |, and
having dropped the feru'e will grasp the
saw an | plane. l. J. don't like to be
idle. a..
Rumor says that Frank Stilwell will
deal with the young idea in district A for
the summer term.
Several new buildings have been erect
ed in the township, but ou- salary is too
we ak TO affn t of mu, h lavcl to find ont
who is doin-i'.
Charlie Hunt retmned from his winter
visit about two weeks ago, but failed to
bring better half with him. We
suppose he thinks Dakota girls are boss.
Right, Charlie.
A little dance at the residence of \.
Dayie on the lllh inst. made the boys
stop seeding ltd earlier on that particu-
lar evening.
DAYTON.
Miss Ida kits has removed to Sioux
Falls, where she will engage in the mil
lincrv business. We wish her success in
the venture.
The parties from the east who rented
Mr. Hayes farm have arrived, settled
down and gone to work like old settlers
\ Miss Edwards, Of Canton: vas so.
lciting scholars for music class short
time ago. We have not learned whether
she was successful or not.
Miss Mary Skinner will teach in district
33 for the summer term. Miss Shriner
closed lately her winter term in the same
district, consequently she must be we'll
liked.
Jake Roher has taken up the trowel
and leyel, and will hereafter be known as
spreader of calcareous earth
John Nichols, ST., is again a resident
OF Dayton, having moved from LaValley
township onto the old Shepherd place.
a 1umder of landseekers from the east
have been looking over the township for
an opportunity to buy little Dakota soil
cheap. They arc of the opinion that
land is rather high. Go west, young
man.
Frank Hughhart has been appointed
as clerk of school district %, to fill va
cancy occasioned by the removal OF Mr..
Hayes from the district.
Jas. Killenbeck has received satisfactory
returns in regard to his contest suit, and
is now the proprietor per Sc.
EDEN.
From the Echo.
Capt. Harlan, of Canton, is finishing his
bakery this week and Is now ready to
furnish his customers with bread,
,akes, pies, etc, etc too numerous to men
ion. As Eden consumers can order in
he forenoon and receive their goods in
he afternoon, the jolly Captain should
'eceive good trade from our burg.
JAS. NJ. Harris, of Fairview, captured
| live wildcat in his steel trap last week.
The trap was set about two hundred
'ards from his house. The cat weighs
bout thirty pounds, and is two feet and
en- inches long and twenty three inches
ligh. Harris will send the animal 10
Sioux City. -
+. A. Gale, of Canton, was looking
ver his Eden property Monday and
rranging for the further improvement of
he same by G. X. Dunster, who is paint
ng and papering the building.
The Sioux City and Dakota division
ridge gang, under the command of Mar
in Wirtenberg, returned to Eden Mon
lay. They will put the steam shovel in
working order
S. P. Hartzell has rented the west
eighty belonging to w. H. Ball, and
he latter says he will take life a little
EASIER this summer than he did last.
LENNON.
From the Independent.
A hunting parry from Canton struck
Lennox Wednesday. We recognized
few familiar faces in the crowd-there
)eing Anne Harris, Chas REYNOLDS and